AKAM 312

Tiṇai:

Kuṟiñci

Author:

maturai marutaṉ iḷanākaṉār

Translation::

V. M. Subramanya Ayyar (1975) [IFP, unpublished]

Original MS location:

IFP Library [TA LIT-CL 180 (1)(2)(3)]

Original data entry (VYAPTI format):

Ramya (1999-2000, IFP)

HTML conversion, text revising & editing:

Date of last revision:

2004/09/06

Table of contents (by lines):

(1-3) talaivaṉ is thinking of marrying talaivi to remove the distress caused by coming at night

(4-8) The friend requesting talaivi that she may bathe in the waterfall unmindful of the scandalous talk of the villagers

(9-10) The clouds hide the mountain and descend in columns on the horizon

(10) The sound of drum compared to thunder

(10-12) the heroism of vaḻuti and his shining lance compared to lightning

(13) Rain has spread everywhere in the mountain.

Colophon(s):

(1) The friend spoke to talaimakaḷ when talaimakaṉ was by the side of the fence.
or it may mean
(2) talaimakaḷ spoke thus

Syntactical link:

see below

Difficult words:

see below

Variant readings:

see below

Notes::

see below

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• My affectionate friend (8) !
• Our chief of the big hilly tract (7),
• is thinking of marriage (3)
• as the minds of both of you are in complete agreement and as both of you are desirous of that only (1),
• so as to remove the distress caused to you by coming at night; (2)
• We shall bathe (8)
• tomorrow, (6)
• having the chest of the our chief as the float (7),
• in the waterfall which rushes down from the top of the high mountain (4)
• and which owes it floods to the heavy downpour of rain (4),
• to make our cool and self-conceiting eyes having lines in the white portion, become red (6),
• without caring for the scandalous talk of the folk of the small village having abundant (Kāntaḷ) (malabar glory lilies) (5).
• Please come along with me (8).
• The clouds (14)
• have spread (14)
• to hide the adjacent hills where bamboos are growing densely (9),
• and has descended in columns in the horizon (9),
• thundering like the drum of sweet sound (10)
• belonging to the vaḻuti of victorious battles (12),
• who saw the back of fleeing enemies (11)
• and whose hands extend upto the knee (11),
• and emitting lightning of great lengths like his lance (13)
• which is famous for killing enemies (13)
• and which is raised aloft after attaining victory in battles (12)
• (See that sight)

காதல்ந்தோழி(8)! பெருமலை நாடன்(7) வரையக் கூருதுமாயின்(2), வீங்கு பெயல் நீத்தம்(4) மார்பு புணையாக(7) ஆகுகம் வம்மோ(8); மழை பாயின்று(14).

• .2. தீர,
• .4. வீங்கிய நீத்தம்.
• .6. சேப்ப.
• .8. ஆகுகம் மன்னோ

நெஞ்சு உடம்படுதலின் ஒன்று புரிந்து அடங்கி

- as the minds of both of you are agreed upon the one thing of matrimony, and having desired that.

இரவின் வரூஉம் இடும்பை நீங்க

- to remove the distress caused by coming at night.

வரையக் கருதுமாயின்

- as he thinks to marry you.

காந்தள் அம் சிறுகுடிக் கௌவை பேணாது

- unmindful of the scandal that was indulged in by the inhabitants of the small village abundant with Kāntaḷ (malabar glory lily).

ஓங்கு வரை இழிதரும் வீங்கு பெயல் நீத்தம்

- in the water of the falls which descend from the high mountain on account of heavy downpour of rain.

மார்பு புணையாக

- having the chief's chest as a float.

அரிமதர் மழைக்கண் சிவப்ப

- to make the self-conceiting cool eyes having red lines in the white portion to become red.

நாளைப் பெரிது உவந்து ஆடுகம்

- we shall bathe tomorrow with great rejoicing

வம்

- you come.

வேய் பயில் அடுக்கம் புதைய

- in order to cover the hills which has crowding bamboos.

கால் வீழத்து

- having descended in columns

இன் இசை முரசின் இரங்கி

- having thundered like the drum of sweet sound.

ஒன்னார் ஓரு புற கண்ட தான் தோய் தடக்கை வெல் போர் வழுதி

- the vaḻuti of victorious battles and arms extending upto the knees, who saw the backs of fleeing enemies.

செல்சமத்து உயர்த்த அடு புகழ் எஃகம் போல

- like the lance which is famous for killing enemies and held aloft in battles after a victory.

கொடிபட மின்னி

- emitting lighting in an orderly manner.

மழை பாயின்று

- rain has spread everywhere; (please see that)

கருது மாயின் is used in the sense as talaivaṉ thinks and not in the sense if talaivaṉ thinks

நீத்தம் கண் சிவப்ப, மார்பு புணையாக ஆகுகம்; கௌவை பேணாது மார்புணையாக ஆகுகம் எனவும் தனித்தனி கூட்குக். If one bathes for a long time in water the white portion of the eyes will become red ;
""நீர் நீடுஅடின் கண்ணும் சிவக்கும்'' (Kuṟuntokai, : 354-1).

Describing the chest of talaivaṉ as a float is found in the following also;
""ஆர்கலி வெற்பன் மார்பு புணையரகக், கோடுயர் நெடுவரைக்கவாஅற் பகலே, பாடு இன் அருவி ஆடுதல் இணிதே'' (Kuṟuntokai, 353-1-3)

Usually thunder and lightning will be compared to the sound of drum and the shining lance, respectively, here that is reversed

தான் தோண்தடக்கை: It is a common belief that it is a sign of royalty that the hands of kings will be so long as to reach the knee;
""வலிய ஆகும் நின்தான் தோன்தடக்கை'' ""எழுமரம் கடுக்கும் தான் தோய் தடக்கை'' (puṟam, 14-11, 90-10)

The poet being a native a maturai has praised vaḻuti; but he has not mentioned his proper name.